Apparatus for washing out placer-gold.



S. RACHELMAN.

APPARATUS FOR WASHING OUT PLACER GOLD.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 26,1908.

Patented Dec! 7, 1909.

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OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR T0 NORTHERN PDQ-C OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA.

SAMUEL RACHELMAN,

MACHINE COMPANY,

APPARATUS FOR WASHING OUT PLACER-GOLD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

942,663. I Patented Dec. 3, 1W9.

Application filed December 26, 1908. Serial No. 469,509. 7 To all whom it may concern: within the pan, as SlinWXl, the material 13 to be treated will be placed within the pan and the pan-horizontally revolved in the water in the ordinary manner; to cause the water to form an eddy with aninward and downward current. This current drives apart and separates the metals from the sand, gravel, etc., drawing with it downwardly the heavier materials such as the gold and socalled black or iron sand such as is usually found in placer mining. This iron to sand will be attracted and held by the mag netic plates, the gold passing to and adher ingto thewaxedl1ning7.. The upper covering tends to prevent gravel, clay, etc., from passing through to an extent to ruffie the waxed lining and will also prevent the washing out of the metals from the pan for the reason that after these metals are forced through the cloth by the water current they are under'comparatively still water, an are covered up and prevented from being forced out of the pan. The inwardly extendin rim 6 also assists in preventing the grave clay, etc., from being suddenly washed out of the pan. After the waxed lining has taken up as much of the gold as possible, the linings and metallic plates are remove from the pan and the waxed lining boiled to melt the wax and precipitate the old. The metallic plates are also cleaned o the black sands that are taken up and may then be placed in the pan in connectionwith a newly waxed lining and clean upper lining 10 ready for a second operation.

The plates 8 are substantially bar-mag- Be it known that I, SAMUEL RACHELMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for \Vashing Out Placer-Gold, of which the following IS a specification;

My invention relates to im rovements in a aratus for washing out p acer gold, its 0 ect being to provide an apparatus which particles of gold than. the ordinary constructions.

To this end my invention consists in the features of construction and combination particularly described and claimed. v

In the accompanying drawings formingpart of this specification, Figure 1 isa per- 5 ective View of my improved invention, ig. -2 is a section on line 2-2- of Fig. 1 partly broken away, Fig. 3 is a partial view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 enlarged, Fig. 4.- is a section on line y-y of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a section on line :v-.v of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the pan, and Fig. 7 is a detail of a clip forming part of my invention.

Referring to the drawings A represents a pan of any desired construction suitably supported as by a central. shaft 2 journaled 1n the framework 3 and having operative connection 4 with a handle 5. The an is formed with an inwardly extending circumferential rim (3. I

The entire inner surface of the pan is covered or lined with a removable strongly waxed fabric 7 beeswax or equivalent manets and are magnetized in any suitrb manner as by electricity.

terial being used to treat the fabric. Upon I claim as my invention: said lining are placed magnetic plates 8 the 1. In combination with a placer an of ends 9 of said plates preferably extending the class described, a removable exlble metallic plates arwaxed lining therefor,

and an upper open- Ovcrthc ma netic plates 8 I place a covering 10 of loose uzzy material such as carpet or coarse sack cloth or a covering of wire gauze. 'The outer edges of the linings 7 and 10 are carried over the rim of the pan as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3 and secured preferably by means of bolts 11 passing through the ends 9 of the metallic plates. The fa ric' is further secured by means of the cord 12 tied around the free edges of the linings on the outer sides of the pan. I

In operation with the linings secured over the run (3.

free ed es of said linings passing over said rim and being secured in connection therewith.

4:. In combination with a placer pan adapted for horizontal rotation, a lining of loose fuzzy material covering the interior of said an and superposed layers of waxy and metali attracting material below said lining.

5. In combination with a placer pan of 10 the class described, a lining materialcovering the interior-of said pan,

and a Waxed surface arranged below said linin%. a i 6. n combination with a placer pan of 5 the class described, a lining therefor of loose I of loose fuzzy fuz'r'y material and superposed layers of waxy material and metallic plates located below said lining.

7. In combination with a placer pan hav-- ing an inwardly projected flange, a layer of 520 Waxed material laid in said pan, a layer of loose fuzzy material covering said waxed surface, and means securing said layers to said flange. j

Intestimony whereof I aflix my signa- "25 ture 1n presence of tWo Witnesses.

SAMUEL RACHELMAN. Witnesses:

H. S. JOHNSON, H. SMITH. 

